Foundation Reintroduces Living Legend Awards to Honor Distinguished Educators

LYNNWOOD, WA – The Foundation for Edmonds School District is pleased to announce that it will reintroduce and accept nominations for Living Legend Awards in honor of the Foundation’s 35 years of distinguished partnership with, and the District’s 135 years of educational excellence.
Living Legend Award candidates are those who have:

• Made a fundamental and lasting impact on the education environment of the Edmonds School District and/or 

• Provided exemplary and positive leadership to students or staff and/or 

• Developed an innovative educational program or management system and/or 

• Been or are currently an educator in the Edmonds School District

In 1984, then-superintendent Hal Reasby created the Living Legend Awards to celebrate the District’s centennial and to recognize teachers and staff for exceptional contributions to the District’s educational environment. In the same year, he also established the Foundation for Edmonds School District (formerly Public Education Foundation) to raise supplemental funds for our schools.

Community members are invited to nominate a deserving teacher, principal or administrator for the 2019 Living Legend Awards. Recipients will be named and honored at the Foundation’s annual awards ceremony on May 23rd at Community Life Center, 19820 Scriber Lake Road, Lynnwood. Please submit written nominations by April 12th to Jennifer Amend.

For 35 years, the Foundation for Edmonds School District has worked in partnership with the District to ensure that every student has the resources to learn, thrive and contribute to our vibrant community. With an all-volunteer board and active community participants, the Foundation provides supplemental funding to support students, families and teachers in the pursuit of educational excellence. www.foundationesd.org